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- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
the crisis without offering solutions and hope to their consumers. And, brands should keep their consumers fully informed about how to continue to gain access to their products and services during the crisis, particularly for those deemed... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
head of the department kept passing me over for the position because we didn't get along. When he finally did offer me the job, I didn't want to take it because I felt he didn't believe in me. Lew Sanders, who is now the chairman of... View Details
- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
"The most effective learning strategy depends on the situation," writes David A. Garvin. "There is no stock answer, nor is there a single best approach." In Learning in Action, he illustrated the diversity of learning organization... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
the reasons why state-owned enterprises listed in stock markets manage to attract investors to buy their shares (and bonds). In this article, we examine this apparent puzzle and develop a theory of how legal and extralegal constraints... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Pricing for "Legislating Stock Prices" (with Karl Diether and Christopher Malloy, December 2013). Scott Duke Kominers : Honored as an Outstanding Alumnus in STEM and Business by the Center for Excellence in Education in 2013. Josh Lerner... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
Development Elective, an innovative offering within the leadership curriculum of an international MBA, which gives participants the opportunity to work with a psychotherapist during the course. Our findings suggest that the interplay... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
and with a family to support, “living in a dump over a hardware store with kerosene heat,” one biographer wrote. But the Army learned that MacDonald had done well in Industrial Procurement at HBS and offered him a job. He enlisted in... View Details
- July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (A)
This large tobacco and diversified food processor is seeking to refinance debt funds raised to accomplish a large acquisition. It has filed a large "shelf" registration that authorizes it to issue during the subsequent two years. At the time of the case, the market... View Details
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 292-005, July 1991. (Revised August 1991.)
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
IPA Meets IPO
line, took that concept to another level. When his company went public in 1995, Koch made sure that his loyal quaffers (at $15 a share), not Wall Street insiders (at $20), got the best stock price. He attached fliers to his six-packs that... View Details
- August 2003
- Article
The Really Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings: The Pre-Nasdaq Evidence
By: Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner
Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "The Really Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings: The Pre-Nasdaq Evidence." Journal of Finance 58, no. 4 (August 2003): 1355–1392.
- July 1991 (Revised August 1991)
- Supplement
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (C)
Supplements the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Stocks; Initial Public Offering; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 292-007, July 1991. (Revised August 1991.)
- February 2016
- Supplement
Alibaba Goes Public (B)
Update on Alibaba Group's share price performance and related events in the year following its September 2014 IPO. View Details
Keywords: Dual-class Share Structure; Alibaba; IPOs; VIE; Initial Public Offering; Corporate Governance; Performance; Stock Shares; United States
Palepu, Krishna, Suraj Srinivasan, Charles C. Y. Wang, and David Lane. "Alibaba Goes Public (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 116-031, February 2016.
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Innovation as Antidote
leaders and academics, the forum identified a number of important challenges, and offered five "key imperatives" for progress—from making value the central objective to decentralizing care delivery. Several HBS alumni and faculty members... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- Web
Complex Assets - Alumni
Giving Complex Assets Giving Complex Assets Using assets besides cash to support HBS may offer greater tax benefits and enable you to make a larger gift. How it Works Gifts of complex assets include: Tangible personal property (e.g.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
You Can Bank on This
outlook is murkier, Wall Street's offers aren't so enticing, and the cream of the crop considers offers from other sectors. If 10 percent or fewer of graduating Harvard MBAs opt for careers in financial... View Details
Roy D. Chapin
In 1919, Chapin introduced the “Essex,” a popularly priced car that was an immediate success. In 1922, Chapin offered closed cars at virtually the same price as the touring car. The closed car became the industry standard while the... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 24 Mar 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Case Study: A Lesson in Private Venture Financing
financing private ventures, it can also offer unique rewards. Harvard Business School associate professor Walter Kuemmerle highlighted some of the issues confronting entrepreneurs and investors in a case discussion on Gray Security... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
Charles R. Schwab
In spite of the disdain given to discount brokerage by larger investment houses, Schwab took advantage of SEC deregulation in 1975, and went on to build “the Kmart of the stock brokerage industry.” Though discount brokerage at Schwab’s... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs
When large public companies perform poorly, do the CEOs running them share the financial pain? That question, according to HBS associate professor Brian Hall, is not answered by looking at their salary and bonus but rather by a careful examination of their View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Auctioning Morningstar
By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn
Morningstar, a publisher of data and ratings for mutual fund investors, is considering an auction-based approach to the company's upcoming IPO, with management weighing the risks and benefits of the auction approach vs. a traditional underwritten offering. View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Stock Shares; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Auctions; Business or Company Management; Conflict of Interests; Publishing Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and James Quinn. "Auctioning Morningstar." Harvard Business School Case 206-023, February 2006. (Revised August 2006.)